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Sport, 1933

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Vacation Swimming Classes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

The annual vacation swimming classes will be held at the Wagga beach from January 3 to January 13, Sunday excluded. The classes are for school…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 3

Owing to a private team from this district visiting Wagga in quest of the O’Farrell Cap next Sunday, the president of the Association has…

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Should Women Golf in Shorts ?

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

Dorothy Layton, who plays in M-G-M Hal Roach comedies, demonstrates how shorts would look on the golf links…

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Bowls Wagga Carnival Hughes and Benjamin in Finals

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 3

Matches in the Wagga bowls carnival competitions continued on Saturday on the Bolton Park and the Wagga clubs' greens…

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Tennis Third Test Americans Win Singles Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

America took an early lead in the third Test match today, Gledhill, Allison, and Van Ryn wining their rubber from Quist, Hopman, and Moon…

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English Press Comment "A Bewitched Game" Too Dogged Cricket London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

In the main page of the "Observer," under the heading "Australia at Her Best," Mr. Neville Cardus writes: "Really this is a bewitched game. The…

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Car Crashes Through Fence Races Down Embankment Into Tree Occupant’s Miraculous Escape From Injury

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

There is one man in Gundagai who can consider himself extremely lucky to be able to breathe fresh air to-day, for Fate was surely very kind…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 3

A progressive pairs game was played yesterday at the Bolton Park bowling green and resulted in a win for Board and Jeffs, who did not lose a…

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Cricket

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 4

Owing to the holidays, there were no competition matches on sunday last. The fixtures for that day will be played on 15th inst. The secretary…

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Melbourne Sporting Notes Mentone Races Reviewed Backers' Bad Start

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 4

There was not the usual large crowd of racegoers at Mentone on Saturday. This could be easily accounted for, as many attended the…

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Woman's Skull Fractured Collision in Cricket Match Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

While playing cricket at a picnic at Yarra Bay to-day, Mrs. Ivy Nelson, aged 29 years, of Newtown, collided with another woman. The impact…

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Cricket Junee Matches

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 6

The Junee and district cricket competition for the Webb Shield resumes next Sunday, after a cassation of play for some Sundays, to allow of…

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Golf Par Handicapping in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

The Riverina District Golf Association has addressed a pointed circular to Riverina golf clubs Scaling principally with par handicapping…

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Bowls Wagga Carnival Champion Pairs to Tonkin and Hughes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 6

The divisional final in the Wagga bowls carnival champion pairs competition was played on the Wagga club's green yesterday, the contestants…

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Tipster Fined Advice on Horse Racing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

Alexander Cunningham, alleged to be a tipping agent, was fined £10 in default 21 days' imprisonment, at the Central Summons Court to-day on an…

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Tennis Racquets Thanks to the Sheep History of the Catgut

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

The wear and tear of tennis racquets at Kooyong will give a fillip to the restringing, branch of the vast industry that lies behind tennis (says the…

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English Comment Absence of Big Scores Better Cricket London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

Press news revealing the disaster to the Englishman, including the dismissal of Sutcliffe, made big headings in the naming papers. The possible…

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Swimming Carnival

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 4

After a couple of days of cool weather, Boxing Day was ideal fur the inaugural swimming carnival in aid of Hillston Town Band funds…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

The Gundagai District Cricket Association and all the officials attached to it have lost cast, for its childish action in stopping the local…

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Cricket Competition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

The successful competitors in the competition conducted by Caldwell's Wines on the first test match are as follows :—…

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